Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we were to add those provisions to the Bill , I fear that we might not fall within the long title of the Bill . |
| 2 | The Basle exchange too , with a turnover only a seventh that of Zurich , may not survive in the longer term if Swiss Bank Corporation , its biggest trader , decides to pull out . |
| 3 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |
| 4 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 5 | Sir David Alliance , Coats chairman , said the sales were part of Coats ' continuing policy of disposing of peripheral activities that do not fit in the long term strategy of the group . |
| 6 | Thus we have Macdonald reporting on the " almost unanimous chorus of opinion that women 's work as compositors is so inferior to men 's that it does not pay in the long run " ( the chorus in question being from employers ) But the testimony of individual employers is far from unanimous or even consistent . |
| 7 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 8 | But do not be downhearted if your story is not taken up , or indeed ousted at the last moment because a major story comes up : your campaign will not suffer in the long run . |
| 9 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |